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    I did a trip to the Adirondacks in winter where it was at least -20 F probably closer to -25 F

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    Me too... alone in a tent in the Adirondacks in January. Probably -25 F. One night was enough.

    Ah, but there were those crazy Winter snowshoe hikes in Montana that we did as students in Missoula. Trapper Peak, St Mary's Peak, Lolo Peak, Glacier Park, the Rattlesnake. Friggin freezin. Thanksgiving dinner, 1978, half a cup of half-cooked instant rice. It was too cold for the Svea stove to work. Add to that 15 hour nights, often with heavy snow falling all night.

    No idea how cold it got, but water bottles froze solid unless you were careful. This was all done before the modern age, using gear and clothing made from Frostline Kits, or bought cheap at Army/Navy.

    Yeah, we were nuts. Certifiable.
    Last edited by RockDoc; 12-14-2019 at 22:13.

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